Ceramic Isles

Formerly known as the Cave Ins

LUKE TOP | Vocals, Guitar & Organ
MATT POPIELUCH | Vocals, Guitar, & Fender Rhodes Piano
JASON QUEVER | Drums, & Vocals
ROB WILLIAMS | Bass Guitar

FORMERLY KNOWN AS 'THE CAVE-INS'

Born from a womb of college stairwell reverb, unlikely circumstances and the relative ease of a California State university education, The Ceramic Isles began their transformation into what we now know as a demonstration of rock purity. Matt and Luke started the band to kill fog developing in their brains, a result of residing on the outskirts of any city and to meet god on a daily basis. But alas, all that came out of it was fraud in illegal roundabouts, broken strings during guitar fires and a series of uncomplicated disasters that left The Ceramic Isles at somewhat of a loss. In the meantime they have amassed a vast catalogue of unreleased material by way of 4 and 8 tracks and have abandoned traditional mediocrity. Joining Matt and Luke are Jason Quever from the Papercuts on drums and back up vocals, and Rob Williams on bass. In the summer of 2000 they banded together to embark on a world tour for their 7" getting as far as Colorado and a skateboarding accident, but soon hit the road again in t he summer of 2001 for a short display in the Northwest. Their first full length, "Gridfarce by Lamplight", will be out in January on Omnibus Records with "Subsequent afformentioned dialects/Vietnam" the next single, hot on its trail. As far as their sound goes, let us quote an unknown world-beat critic: "The Ceramic Isless are non-chalaunt as a buffer zone between arctic fields, like motion detectors and the sensitivity of orphans. Their use of rudimentary jazz chords and vocal harmony fills a void in one's spirit like an outlaw eating breakfast in secrecy." Influences: Johnny Smith, the Kinks, Television, Neil Young, and New Zealand Horror.